Amputations

Name: Amputations at WTG Gas Processing
Start: 6/3/2015

1 amputation · 2015063376 · 6/3/2015 · WTG Gas Processing

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Fasteners, connectors, ropes, ties, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Structures and surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name: WTG Gas Processing
Location: 2718 CR 2500, STANTON, TEXAS, 79782
NAICS: 213111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On or about 3 June 2015 at 0715 hrs an employee suffered an amputation of the distal portion of his middle phalanges left hand. The employee was attempting to replace a flange when the flange slipped and pinched his phalanges between it and the structure he was placing the flange on.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown